Battery charging and care

[Skenzer]

I saw this article and thought I would pass it along. It seems most of our devices use lithium-ion batteries of some sort.
How Often Should I Charge My Gadget's Battery to Prolong Its Lifespan?I

 

[Ryedan]

Great advice on that site. One thing that does not apply to us though is the smart battery advice to fully discharge once a month. Our batts are not 'smart'

 

[OlDogNewTricks]

Thank you for posting this. I am thinking that the end of the article is the most pertinent. They are going to die. Expect it. I haven't been vaping long enough to kill a battery, but I do work on laptops and know that the majority (perhaps vast majority that I work with) have dead or mostly dead cells after about a year. Our batteries cost about $10-$20, their's, about $50-$70. I am not going to worry about it, I think that 'the next big thing' will alleviate most of those issues anyway. Attrition. Good luck and have fun!

 

[volume control]

Your typical li-ion cell prefers to be charged and stored from the 60-80%% range. A battery will retain its capacity when charged more frequently as opposed to when drained completely. I have a 6 year old laptop with original battery that still lasts 2+ hours, and it has been plugged in basically all of the time. It was used daily for 4 years 40 hours a week as a work laptop, so it has had its fair share of use. I just didnt use the battery much, but it was always trickle charged to 100% when plugged in every morning. It has also not been left to discharge in storage (its my media pc, and sits on a shelf plugged in 24/7 primarily since retirement)

If you want good info on batteries, a good place to read is Basic to Advanced Battery Information from Battery University

 

[Butters78]

Great advice on that site. One thing that does not apply to us though is the smart battery advice to fully discharge once a month. Our batts are not 'smart'

I've been doing this with my mvp and groove. So it's not neccesary?

I haven't been doing it with my pennies and aws.

 

[vang0gh]

I've been doing this with my mvp and groove. So it's not neccesary?

I haven't been doing it with my pennies and aws.

I thought the same, but I was told that my AW IMRs don't get any benefits from doing it.

 

[Ryedan]

I've been doing this with my mvp and groove. So it's not neccesary?

I haven't been doing it with my pennies and aws.

As I understand it that 'smart' technology is software used for battery packs, for example in laptops, to give users an accurate estimate of how much battery life is left. For our batteries it's not only not necessary, it will shorten their lifespan.

 

[volume control]

Correct, no need to calibrate what doesnt exist. Charge at 60-80% if possible, if not whatever, just do your best and your batteries will thank you

 

[cmdebrecht]

In the event a battery dies, is it safe to toss in the garbage or does it need to be disposed of in a special way? I mean I wasn't planning on throwing it in a fire but still...

 

[Sucker_dad]

Ok I did not know that about the batteries. I am one of those people who like to periodically like to run a battery dead, dead, dead. I will stop doing that.

 

[JWLuke]

I have two EGo batteries. I notice that after they have been on the charger for an hour or so the charger light will stay red but every few seconds it will flash to green for just a second. Should it be left on the charger until full green or should it be unplugged when it starts to slow blink to green?

 

[Butters78]

Thanks guys, I'll stop running then down every 30th charge.

 

[Butters78]

I figured the mvp and groove batteries were different and needed to be fully drained.